Desktops Are Dropping...Laptops Demolishing Them.. - GoFuckYourself.com

Greg B · 07-20-2005, 01:08 PM

Geez, the prices on desktops are droppin' like a rock. Laptops are kicking their asses 6 ways to Sunday.

Stores are like giving away desktops as incentives to buy other products? Parts are cheap and you can't give a desktop away anymore.

It's freaking amazing!

Paco, of Large Cash. · 07-20-2005, 01:29 PM

I simply love it. I have no use for a laptop, and I welcome the beatdown. Simply means more for me, at a cheaper price.

My bag has just gotten bigger!

Manowar · 07-20-2005, 01:31 PM

i still use my desktop a lot though

Mr. Soul · 07-20-2005, 02:22 PM

I love my powerbook, I can see why laptops are starting to take over now that they have good screens.

Dalai lama · 07-20-2005, 02:24 PM

I agree, I use laptops 90% of the time now. Used to be 90% desktop a lil over a year over

azguy · 07-20-2005, 02:28 PM

I hate laptops.. I barely ever use mine. On trips I'd rather not use it at all

Greg B · 07-20-2005, 04:07 PM

Well the laptops nowadays are very powerful. I have a new Toshiba that is a mobile television and radio and movie/video editing and producing monster.

It's a bit heavy but power packed no end. I can watch live tv on it too. Fits right in my backpack.

With the RAM and processors powerful enough you don't need a desktop anymore. Yet I'm gonna stock up on desktop parts and build my own to customization.

Project-Shadow · 07-20-2005, 04:13 PM

Until laptop batteries last a good 8-12hrs + I don't want to invest in one of them. Simply isn't worth the hassle.

Hardlinks · 07-20-2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Project-Shadow

Until laptop batteries last a good 8-12hrs + I don't want to invest in one of them. Simply isn't worth the hassle.

The hassle of plugging it in ?

Jim_Gunn · 07-20-2005, 04:26 PM

I find both useful. I use my laptop for e-mail and web surfing and stuff and as a addtional pc for video editing when I am at home as well as a main pc while I am on the road. But I usuallly use my desktop for video editing, and DVD authoring and other proocessor intensive functions.

Dax · 07-20-2005, 04:28 PM

Dell had a desktop for $300 including monitor!

BVF · 07-20-2005, 04:30 PM

I work on a laptop but shit, I'm in the same spot 99% of the time. Plus some desktop towers are getting so small that they can hook on the back of the flat screen monitor..Hell, I can keep the box and pack that shit up and put it in the trunk anytime I decide to travel. I wouldn't be able to whip it out in the airport but so what?

Vitasoy · 07-20-2005, 04:44 PM

and they'll keep droping, the more they make... the more the price drops.

Greg B · 07-20-2005, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dax

Dell had a desktop for $300 including monitor!

Yes! I saw that on tv. They also were adding a flatpanel monitor for FREE.

You can't beat a deal like that!

llporter · 07-20-2005, 07:49 PM

That's great except I have never found a way to use a desktop while on the shitter.

Babagirls · 07-20-2005, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by azguy

I hate laptops.. I barely ever use mine. On trips I'd rather not use it at all

same with me. unless i have a portable workstation for the laptop, i just cant work on those things (keyboards, the lighting on the screen when doing designs, etc)

for work, its 100% desktop. unless i have to travel.

abadfish · 07-20-2005, 07:59 PM

I traded my desktop for a laptop 2 years ago and don't regret it at all. I love being able to roam around and work, not being confined to one location. I probably will buy a desktop later this summer though, for the extra power when doing photo/video work. It would be nice.

nofx · 07-20-2005, 08:04 PM

cool cool

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

reynold · 07-20-2005, 08:11 PM

I'll wait til the prices go down and I'll buy more of it.

DWB · 07-20-2005, 08:38 PM

I just got a HP zd8000 and this thing is a work horse. I can see how one could make the change.

GweedZilla · 07-20-2005, 08:43 PM

I have a nice HP laptop that I got about a year ago, works great but I still spend 90% of my time on the desktop machine. I'm lookin to get a powerbook tho and am betting I spend a bit more laptop time with that.

smack · 07-20-2005, 08:46 PM

the drop in desktop prices is great. i remember way back when my dad paid almost $2500 for a top of line 486 (hey, it was top of the line then) ;)

now, i can build a top of line computer for like $1200. it's insane.

of course, back then there was no Tiger Direct either

07-20-2005, 08:55 PM

Ever since I bought my Vaio, I have not spent more than 1 hour on my desktop

PixeLs · 07-20-2005, 10:37 PM

Laptops prices are still high right now, aren't they?

Danny Dukes · 07-21-2005, 01:17 AM

Until laptops change the keyboard designs to be ergonomic, I just don't see buying one. I bought one of those keyboards for my desktop and I simply can't use a standard keyboard now it sucks.....does anyone know of a company selling laptops with these types of keyboards?

reed_4 · 07-21-2005, 04:07 AM

i want to have a new Dell Laptop.

Raven · 07-21-2005, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Dukes

Until laptops change the keyboard designs to be ergonomic, I just don't see buying one. I bought one of those keyboards for my desktop and I simply can't use a standard keyboard now it sucks.....does anyone know of a company selling laptops with these types of keyboards?

That's my biggest problem with switching over to a laptop.....they really are getting so powerful and usable; but, that keyboard messes me up every time. I've been using ergonomic keyboards for years.....and those tiny little keyboards on a laptop...I just can't stand them.

BuggyG · 07-21-2005, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg B

Yes! I saw that on tv. They also were adding a flatpanel monitor for FREE.

You can't beat a deal like that!

hmm..sounds like I gotta go take a look see
now.. anyone have any codes??

07-20-2005, 01:08 PM	#1
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Paco, of Large Cash. Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: --> . <-- Posts: 2,267	I simply love it. I have no use for a laptop, and I welcome the beatdown. Simply means more for me, at a cheaper price. My bag has just gotten bigger!

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Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	i still use my desktop a lot though

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Mr. Soul Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,633	I love my powerbook, I can see why laptops are starting to take over now that they have good screens.

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azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	I hate laptops.. I barely ever use mine. On trips I'd rather not use it at all

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Greg B So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: EARTH (for the time being) Posts: 7,014	Well the laptops nowadays are very powerful. I have a new Toshiba that is a mobile television and radio and movie/video editing and producing monster. It's a bit heavy but power packed no end. I can watch live tv on it too. Fits right in my backpack. With the RAM and processors powerful enough you don't need a desktop anymore. Yet I'm gonna stock up on desktop parts and build my own to customization.

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Project-Shadow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,340	Until laptop batteries last a good 8-12hrs + I don't want to invest in one of them. Simply isn't worth the hassle.

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Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	I find both useful. I use my laptop for e-mail and web surfing and stuff and as a addtional pc for video editing when I am at home as well as a main pc while I am on the road. But I usuallly use my desktop for video editing, and DVD authoring and other proocessor intensive functions.

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Dax Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,161	Dell had a desktop for $300 including monitor!

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llporter Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 3,221	That's great except I have never found a way to use a desktop while on the shitter.

07-20-2005, 07:59 PM	#17
abadfish Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA Posts: 1,482	I traded my desktop for a laptop 2 years ago and don't regret it at all. I love being able to roam around and work, not being confined to one location. I probably will buy a desktop later this summer though, for the extra power when doing photo/video work. It would be nice.

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reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	I'll wait til the prices go down and I'll buy more of it.

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smack Push Porn Like Weight. Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Inside .NET Posts: 10,652	the drop in desktop prices is great. i remember way back when my dad paid almost $2500 for a top of line 486 (hey, it was top of the line then) ;) now, i can build a top of line computer for like $1200. it's insane. of course, back then there was no Tiger Direct either __________________ Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

07-20-2005, 08:55 PM	#23
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